Board votes to close most of the Kennedy Center hours after name ruling
Reporting and findings
- reported
Hours after the court blocked the second naming plan, the board voted to close most of the Center. The board cited a partial ceiling collapse, water intrusion, deterioration and broader safety repairs. Trump said the congressionally funded renovation would proceed only if the board could move forward with adding his name. The timing and statement document linkage between the naming dispute and construction, while the safety conditions remain an independently asserted basis for closure.
- Associated Press: Kennedy Center will close for renovations after judge blocks returning Trump's name to buildingAP chronology, board rationale, Trump statement and renovation appropriation
- Associated Press: Judge blocks Kennedy Center board from putting Trump's name on the building or groundsAP chronology, board rationale, Trump statement and renovation appropriation
Summary and current status
The board cited safety and renovation needs. Trump said construction would wait until the name dispute was resolved.
Main building ordered closed for renovation; scope and reopening plan contested
People and organizations
- Donald J. TrumpBoard chair participating in the vote and conditioning construction on name litigation
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing ArtsInstitution ordered mostly closed
- Dana Blumberg KraftTrustee during the board's closure vote
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. TrumpChaired board ordering closure and tied construction timing to naming appealJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Money trail
commitmentCongressional renovation appropriation$257 million - Committed by / source
- U.S. Congress
- Committed toward / intended recipient
- John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts